Affected Packages

Background

Description

xine-lib does not check boundaries on data being read into buffers from
DMO video files in code that is shared with MPlayer
(DMO_VideoDecoder.c).

Impact

An attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted DMO video
file with a player using xine-lib, potentially resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the
player.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All xine-lib users on the x86 platform should upgrade to the latest
version: